Daily puzzles — 2026-08-10
Slot 1: find-the-nuts
The nuts on each street.
- Flop board: 2s, Qh, Jc
- Flop nuts: Qc, Qd or Qc, Qs or Qd, Qs
- Flop why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- Turn board: 2s, Qh, Jc, 3d
- Turn nuts: Qc, Qd or Qc, Qs or Qd, Qs
- Turn why: Three of a kind — no other two-card holding beats this board.
- River board: 2s, Qh, Jc, 3d, Td
- River nuts: Kc, Ac or Kc, Ad or Kc, Ah or Kc, As or Kd, Ac or Kd, Ad or Kd, Ah or Kd, As or Kh, Ac or Kh, Ad or Kh, Ah or Kh, As or Ks, Ac or Ks, Ad or Ks, Ah or Ks, As
- River why: A straight — no other two-card holding beats this board.
Slot 2: equity
Rule-of-4 estimate: 20.0%.
- Your hand: 4h, Kc
- Villain: Ad, As
- Flop: Kd, Qd, Jh
- True outs: 5
- Rule of 4: outs × 4 = 5 × 4 = 20.0%
- Why: On the flop (two cards to come), each out is worth roughly 4% equity.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| True outs | 5 |
| Multiplier | ×4 |
| Estimated equity | 20.0% |
Slot 3: pot-odds
Correct action: Call.
- Pot: 30 BB
- Bet: 10 BB
- To call: 10 BB
- Required equity: call / (pot + bet + call) = 10 / (30 + 10 + 10) = 10/50 = 20.0%
- Your hand: 4s, 6c
- Villain: Jd, Ks
- Turn: Ac, 7d, 5h, 2s
- Verdict: 31.8% clears the 20.0% you need, so calling wins chips long-run.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Required equity | 20.0% |
| Your equity | 31.8% |
| EV of calling | +5.91 BB |
Slot 4: hand-reading
Hand B wins.
- Hand A: 5c, 5d
- Hand B: Kd, Jc
- Board: 8h, 2d, 4d, Kh, Ac
Slot 5: icm
Correct action: Fold.
- Seat A shoves: 13,000 chips
- Seat B stack: 9,000 chips
- Dead money already in the pot: 1,800 chips
- Win probability if called: 40.0%
- Chip-EV of calling: -1080 chips
- Chip-EV of folding: 0 chips
- Verdict: $EV(call) -48.83 falls short of $EV(fold) 0.00 — a risk premium of $48.83.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| $EV(call) | $-48.83 |
| $EV(fold) | $0.00 |
| Risk premium | $48.83 |